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About Ban Village

Ban is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 28 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 172.27 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 28
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban compares

By the 2011 count Ban is the 96th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 172.27 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Ban

Ban is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ban from other places

Ban lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ban
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Ban

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhira tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ban

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban village had a population of 55. That makes it the 96th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Ban village has 28 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Ban is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban covers 172.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ban falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ban.

Ban is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Dhira is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Chadoh (under 2 km), Barehr (8.4 km) and Badrer (9.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ban today is likely to be higher.

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